Lleyton Hewitt is sent packing by journeyman who drives a camper van

Lleyton Hewitt crashed out of Wimbledon today after losing 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 to journeyman Dustin Brown in the second round.

The 2002 champion had high hopes of an extended run at SW19 after reaching No70 in the world — his highest position since May 2011 — but lost an explosive encounter in two hours and 26 minutes.

Brown’s style bristles with raw power and Hewitt found himself bludgeoned into submission by the fierce groundstrokes and ferocious serve of the 28-year-old. Whereas Hewitt has the best record on grass of any active player on the ATP Tour aside from Roger Federer, this was only Brown’s fifth win on the surface from 15 attempts.

Brown has mainly plied his trade on the Challenger circuit and he nearly opted to represent Great Britain after falling out with the Jamaican authorities over a lack of funding and support.

However, having been born in Germany to a German mother and a Jamaican father before moving to Jamaica two years later, he opted to return to his homeland.

An intriguing character who spent nearly four years travelling between events in Europe by driving a camper van his mother had bought him, Brown’s showmanship won over the crowd on Court Two.

To say Brown goes for his shots is an understatement. He attempts winners from almost anywhere — frequently employing the drop shot — and consequently the points are usually short.

Hewitt was struggling to find any rhythm but nearly broke in the sixth game, failing to convert three break points, before finding himself under mounting pressure.

Brown had already played to the crowd earlier in the set and so he celebrated euphorically as he broke serve and took the first set with a diving forehand volley.

Hewitt steadied himself, typically, and broke serve at the start of the second set but it was an advantage he was unable to maintain. Brown’s gung-ho whirlwind seemed certain to blow itself out but he broke back twice to take the second set.

Hewitt held his nerve during a tense third set, forcing a tie-break which he duly won. But Brown’s approach continued unabated and he broke serve in the third game of the set before closing out the match to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career, where he will face Adrian Mannarino of France.

Brown admitted he couldn’t quite believe what he had achieved. He said: “It is going to take a while to sink in. I am not normally the type of guy to cry. I don’t know what really happened. I am playing a guy you grow up watching on TV.”

Viktor Troicki was the first man through to round three of the men’s draw without the aid of a retirement today when he beat Andrey Kuznetsov in straight sets.

The Serbian, who could meet Andy Murray in the fourth round, won 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.